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Sunday, 23 October 2011

Dungarees

For my birthday, I received a generous £30 voucher from my friends (thanks guys)!﻿ I was pondering how to spend it for about a month, thinking I should probably buy something for my impending 'year abroad' work placement, but in the end I came away with these dungarees. I've wanted a new pair of dungarees for ages - I do have an old ill-fitting chambray pair, but these ones are much smarter (very APC, don't you think?). Anyway, after buying them I wore them for 4 days straight. That is a testament to how comfy and easy-to-style they are!

I wouldn't have naturally thought to pair them with this shirt, bought at the vintage shop I mentioned previously for £4, but by some happy accident they found themselves together when I was trying on my 'purchases of the day' to show my housemates. I rather like the combination - I feel like I should be on the set of 'The Good Life', especially with my rather wild-looking morning hair and 70s satchel.

On the subject of hair... I'm definitely due for a hair-cut soon... haha. The reason it's so volumised is because I'd just blowdryed it properly, in a hope that its 'settled state' would be a little less flat than usual. My hair doesn't like to co-operate though.

﻿This may well be the last thing I buy from a proper shop for a very long time... I've had what could be described as an 'ethical fashion epiphany' since reading Lucy Siegle's To Die For, and now feel like I should be doing more to help stop morally corrupt practices in fast fashion production. But more on that in a later post.

In other news, I have just been accepted as an official blogger for Oxfam Fashion - which is basically my dream job!! I am really really pleased and excited about the next few months! If you are interested, you will be able to find my articles here - I'd highly recommend visiting their blog for lots of vintage-related goodness!

P.S. I forgot to explain the backdrop to these photos: I live in a large mass of student housing, where builders think it is fine to just chuck all of their rubbish into pathways. Along with the 'classic' stolen traffic cone, I thought it would be a nice unusual setting, to indicate how unglamorous my lifestyle actually is...

34 comments:

Those dungarees are lovely, the fit looks perfect! I bought some for the summer, but the shorts are just too tight and short for winter, so i've been on the look at for another pair. I love how you've paired them with that shirt.

ah i love dungarees. i really need to get myself a pair soon :) builders think its fine to leave their rubbish down the side ally of our student house too & it isn't too pleasant! ooh also, i purchased the Lucy Siegle book after seeing it mentioned on your blog & even though i'm only 3 or 4 chapters in, it has made me think completely differently about buying clothes! i look forward to your post on it :) xp.s, congratulations on the oxfam blogger job!

I love the dungarees and such a pretty blouse. Congrats on becoming an Oxfam blogger, I look forward to reading your posts.

I have almost stopped buying new clothes now, most of what I buy is second hand or vintage, the rest I try to stick to eco brands. I am quite amazed by how easy it has been to do and I have saved loads of money!

I wonder if you might be interested in joining a new community that I have just set up http://www.ethicalfashionbloggers.com

Lovely look! Really love the dungarees - I've always wanted a pair but I don't think they're very flattering on me :(Congrats on the dream job - sounds great! Good luck!Ah, you're going on a year abroad? Now that sounds brilliant. x